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The President Accounts (1939)

1939 · Newsreel · 34 min

Synopsis

On government accounting practices affecting money spent on unemployment relief. President Roosevelt addresses Congress, unemployed men work on relief jobs, and a Treasury Dept. report is printed in the Government Printing Office. Shows the Treasury Building in Washington, D.C. Secretary of Treas. Morgenthau, the Budget Director, and the Comptroller General pose. Includes panoramic views of Boulder Dam. Describes the Treasury Dept.ʼs electric accounting system. NARA ARC No 7476

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Running time
34 minutes
Collection
News & Public Affairs